Dance
![A woman in a short red jumpsuit is standing on a milk crate in the centre of a stage. She is surrounded by dancers all dressed in casual wear.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/In-The-Heights_Sydney-Opera-House_credit_Daniel-Boud_1001.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: In the Heights, Sydney Opera House
'In the Heights' offers an introduction to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark hip hop style musical, spiced up with sultry, sexy salsa.
![Dancing as fast as we can. A troupe of 12 contemporary dancers are all jumping in the air at the same time, with arms raised and bodies turned toward the back of the stage. They are mostly in white, with a couple in black trousers, and bathed in yellow light.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Hofesh-Shechters-Sun-Image-Gabriele-Zucca_3-copy-e1721195508406.jpg?w=310)
Dancing just as fast as we can...
Sydney's dance scene faces a crisis; but a dedicated dance house could revive its golden era, writes FORM's creative director.
![Pursuing a career as a dancer comes with financial burdens and an uncertain future. Two dancers wearing light brown workwear onesies in a white space. One is sitting with one foot propped up on the chair, their hand on their head, and another is standing behind in an elegant stance, extending their arms and one leg.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/pexels-cottonbro-6724085-e1721279942111.jpg?w=310)
'We make so many sacrifices so our girls can dance'
Dance education is in decline, with financial barriers deterring prospective students and families, finds new report.
![A single dancer is spotlit. She is all in white and covered in powder that falls off her as she poses.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Hero_Epilogue_Photo-by-Alessandro-Botticelli1.jpg?w=310)
Dance reviews: Sixbythree, Riverside Theatres
A contemporary dance festival at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres saw three separate dance works presented over two days.
![A group of people all dressed in black leotards are looking up, about to catch a single performer who is dressed in gold and is seen in mid-air. They are standing in front of gold drapery.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/CircaDuckPond_photoPiaJohnson_0156-3.jpg?w=310)
Circus review: Duck Pond, Sydney Coliseum Theatre
Circa presented a modern take on Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ and Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Ugly Duckling’ in a collision of…
![Two women wearing bedazzled gloves are holding onto their stretched out legs that are shod in silver high heels.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Wet-Hard-Long-2023-by-Jenni-Large.-Photo-by-Gregory-Lorenzutti.-31.jpg?w=310)
Dance review: Wet Hard Long, Dancehouse
Contemporary dance performed in eight-inch heels is spellbinding.
![A woman with brown hair and a pink dress and an open book on her lap is sitting next to a man dressed up as a beast, with horns and facial hair. There is a backdrop of a library.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Shubshri-Kandiah-and-Brendan-Xavier-in-Disneys-Beauty-and-The-Beast.-Pic-credit-Daniel-Boud1.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Beauty and the Beast the Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre
A fun night out for the whole family thanks to theatrical magic and big budget spectacle.Â
![A woman is standing in front of a red curtain drape. She has dark hair and is dressed in black, with red trim. She is gesticulating, with arms stretched out, dramatically.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/TELOLM-21-06-24-17-3-e1719981760806.jpg?w=310)
Cabaret review: The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez, Chapel Off Chapel
A cabaret tribute to the scandalous 19th century dancer and performer.
![A black and white photograph of three members of the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group, all of whom stand with their backs to the camera. The photo is focused on a central figure who wears a grass skirt and holds clapping stocks behind his back. A figure in shorts stands to his left, and another figure in a loincloth stands to his right.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Deaf-in-Dance-resized1.jpg?w=310)
Deaf in dance: feeling the beat
‘Deaf in dance’, a free showcase featuring photos, artworks and stories from the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group (DIDG) is on…
![Selma Coultard and Mervyn Rubuntja at the Desert Mob Symposium 2023. Photo: Rhett Hammerton. A dark-skinned Aboriginal man with a short grey beard gestures with his left hand while holding a microphone in his right hand, into which he is speaking. He wears a brown hat, brown jacket and tan-coloured slacks. A brown-skinned Aboriginal woman wearing glasses, with her hair hair held back by a headscarf, sits to his right, but she is not the main focus of the photograph. The two sit beneath a screen, suggesting they are speaking on stage together.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Selma-Coulthard-and-Mervyn-Rubuntja-Iltja-Ntjarra-Art-Centre.-Desert-Mob-Symposium-Symposium.-.jpg?w=310)
Culture keeps the fire burning at Desert Mob
Desert Mob ignites Mparntwe/Alice Springs with First Nations pride and supports ethical purchasing of artworks alongside diverse programming.